Please include Math 233 in the subject line of any email message that pertains
to this course. This is particularly important if you send the email from a yahoo or
hotmail account instead of a cec or artsci account. It will help avoid accidental
deletion of your still unread message. My e-mail address is shareshi@math.wustl.edu.

Your final grade will be based on
the three exams, E1, E2, E3, the final exam E4, and the Webwork score, W; these are
scaled so as to have each a maximum value of 100 points.
These five scores are combined according to the following formula:

S = 0.85*(E1 + E2 + E3 + 2*E4 - min(E1, E2, E3, E4))/4 + 0.15*W

The term in parenthesis,
T=E1 + E2 + E3 + 2*E4 - min(E1, E2, E3, E4),
says that
the final exam score, E4, replaces
the worst score among E1, E2, and E3, if E4 is not the least value. If E4 is the least score,
then all four exams are counted with equal weight. Then the total exam score T/4 and Webwork W
are added up with weights 85% and 15%, respectively, to obtain the total score S.

The value of S
will be translated into a letter grade of A, B, C, D, F
(with plus and minus shadings) in a way that is not stricter than the
following table (if the grade distribution of the whole class is significantly lower than usual, then "curving"
may be considered, but it is unlikely to be needed):

Numerical Range

Letter Grade

[90, 100]

A

[80, 90)

B

[65, 80)

C

[50, 65)

D

[0, 50)

F

For example, if the evening exam scores are 89, 60, and 81, the
final exam score is 94, and the Webwork score is 97, then
94 replaces the 60, and

S=0.85*(89 + 60 + 81 + 2*94 - min(86, 60, 78, 94))/4 +0.15*97 = 90.6.

That gives a grade in the A range.

PLEASE NOTE: In a class of this size, it is almost inevitable that, among students scoring in the range that leads to a grade of A or B, there will be no significant gap between the total score of the nth highest scoring student in the class and the (n+1)st highest scoring student. Therefore, it is almost inevitable that some students will just miss the cutoff for the grades just higher than the ones they get. I will not adjust grades for these unlucky students, no matter how much sympathy I have for them. Of course, if an error has been made in computing a student's score, it should be called to my attention.

The grade A+ is reserved for truly outstanding performance, and is given sparingly, if at all. The grades A-,B+,B- and C+ will most likely be used more often.

When writing exam questions, I often draw from the list of suggested problems (third
column of the course plan below), so make sure that you have solved them prior to a test.
These problems may not appear in a given test with exactly the same wording or numerical values as in
the book since it is always necessary to restate them in an exam appropriate format, taking into
account time limitation and other factors.

Exams typically will consist of 15 multiple choice questions.

Here are a few general items to keep in mind:

You should always bring your Washington University Photo ID to exams. Proctors will
check student's IDs.

A small (3" x 5") index card may be used as a "cheat sheet." You may write on
both sides and include any information you deem useful.

Note: Use of a prohibited calculator at an exam is an academic
integrity violation. Any detected violation of academic integrity
will be referred to the disciplinary committee of the College of
Arts and Sciences.
(General information about the university policy on academic integrity can be found
here.)

Just before each exam you can look up your exam room assignment on the web
at this link. The room will likely
not be your regular classroom, and it may be a different one for each exam. You will
be allowed to enter the exam room a few minutes before the starting time to locate your
seat and personalized exam booklet, which will have
your name printed on it in large letters.

There will be a short time after each exam is graded when you can look at your graded exam
in the Math Office (Cupples I, room 100) if you feel there might have been
some error in the grading. After that the exams will be put out in a cabinet by
the Math 233 bulletin board on the first floor of Cupples I, for you to pick up. Once
the exams are returned it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to check for possible errors in grading.

The Mathematics Department has the following policy in place for the calculus sections
regarding date of the final exam and excused absences:

The exam dates including the final were set
by the College office
before you registered for this class. You are therefore expected to
take
the exams at their scheduled times. If you are away because of a
university sporting event or field trip, then you may arrange for your
coach or professor to administer the exam. Excused absences may be
granted in the case of illness or
bereavement. All excused absences must be granted by Blake Thornton.

The final exam date cannot be changed for reasons of traveling convenience.

Visit this course plan on the on-line syllabus regularly to find the latest entry on
suggested problems and other useful course information.

PLEASE NOTE: This plan is tentative. It is likely that changes will be made during the semester. Please check every week for changes. You are not obligated to attend lectures, but you are responsible for knowing what I cover in these lectures, which might include items found neither in the plan below nor in the textbook.

Your main course activities will consist in working out homework problems through Webwork,
and preparing for exams. As already pointed out, you should also do the suggested problems
below (third column of the following table) in preparation for the exams.

Homeworks are given weekly, except during weeks when there is an exam, and are due on Thursdays by midnight. They are
done through
Webwork, which is accessed via this
link.
(You may need to scroll down the Webwork page to find the set.)
I will try to have the assignments ready for you to work on a week before they are due.

PLEASE NOTE: Make sure to start your homework
early; there is always the possibility of some unanticipated problem with Webwork or
the assigned exercises, and no help may be available in the evening of the due date.

There are a number of ways to get help with hard problems or for understanding
some material a little better:

Office Hours

My office hours are above. You should feel free to come in and talk about any material.
If you can't make it at those hours, you can call me or send me an e-mail and I will try my best to
find another time.

The Calculus Help Room

Graduate student Teaching Assistants
for the Calculus courses (127,128,131,132, 233) hold office hours at various times, Monday through Friday,
at Lopata 323.
They will try to help students from other courses with miscellaneous calculus questions.
Students who need occasional help with homework during the evening may also visit the Calculus
Help Desk in Cornerstone. The exact hours for the calculus help room may be found here:
Calculus Help Room Schedule.

Peer-led Team Learning (PLTL)

Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) will be offered for
Math 233 this semester. Groups of 6-8 students
meet with an experienced student for two hours each
weekend to work on a problem set designed to reinforce
concepts taught in the course and explore some
material in more detail. This is a voluntary, but valuable supplement to your calculus courses.
There is a limited number of spots available.

Students can sign up online for PLTL anytime between 5:00pm on
Tuesday, January 17 and 11:59pm Sunday, January 22. The link to the
application (which will not be functional until the start time above) is:
Cornerstone.
The link
PLTL
has more information on CalcPLTL.

It can be useful and fun to explore the topics of this course using mathematics software.
There are many free programs available for free download or web based. Here is one that is especially flexible
and easy to use:
WolframAlpha. A more geometry based program that is very nice to
play with is GeoGebra. I particularly like
Scilab, which is a free software alternative to the very popular, but
expensive, Matlab. (Easy instalation is required.)